DESERT FREE Cactide Barrier Sun Cream 50ml vs AHC Masters Melaprotect Waterfull Sun Cream 40ml (SPF50+/PA++++)

DESERT FREE Cactide Barrier Sun Cream 50ml and AHC Masters Melaprotect Waterfull Sun Cream 40ml (SPF50+/PA++++) share 24 parsed ingredients. Differences highlighted below.

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Shared 24DESERT FREE Cactide Barrier Sun Cream 50ml only 16AHC Masters Melaprotect Waterfull Sun Cream 40ml (SPF50+/PA++++) only 24

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Shared formula

38%

Ingredients in every formula: 24in both formulas
Key actives unique to one formula: 1unique active
Ingredient rows compared: 64rows compared

From the parsed labels — rows on every label over all compared rows.

The formulas, row by row

64 ingredients across 2 labels

Differences only(40 of 64 rows)

Shared ingredients· none here

Product facts and full ingredient lists side by side
on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient	Desert Free DESERT FREE Cactide Barrier Sun Cream 50ml $14.90	Recommended Ahc AHC Masters Melaprotect Waterfull Sun Cream 40ml (SPF50+/PA++++) $45.00 $45.00 at Kbeautymakeup ↗
Basics
Type & size	Sunscreen · size not on the record	Sunscreen · size not on the record
Offers
Where to buydiffers	Not recorded	$45.00 · Kbeautymakeup
Formula
Key activesdiffers	niacinamide, centella asiatica extract	niacinamide, titanium dioxide, centella asiatica extract
Free ofdiffers	sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free	sulfate-free, paraben-free
Heads-up	fungal-acne triggerPore data not yet reviewed	fungal-acne triggerPore data not yet reviewed
Fit & community
Rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Best for	Not recorded	Not recorded
Data quality
Label coveragediffers	Fully parsed · 40 ingredients	Fully parsed · 48 ingredients
Key actives · 1
titanium dioxide Pregnancy: generally fine	no	yes
Rest of the labels · 39
a silicone	no	yes
adenosine	yes	no
aloe barbadensis leaf extract	no	yes
aluminum hydroxide	no	yes
asiatic acid	yes	no
asiaticoside	yes	no
behenyl alcohol	yes	no
beta-glucan	yes	no
butyloctyl salicylate	no	yes
centella asiatica leaf extract	yes	no
centella asiatica root extract	yes	no
cetearyl alcohol	no	yes
coco-caprylate	no	yes
dextran	yes	no
dextrin palmitate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
diethylhexyl 2,6-naphthalate	yes	no
diisopropyl sebacate	yes	no
dimethiconol	no	yes
dioscorea japonica root extract	no	yes
drying alcohol	no	yes
echium plantagineum seed oil	yes	no
ethylhexylglycerin	no	yes
isopropyl titanium triisostearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
laminaria japonica extract	no	yes
madecassoside	yes	no
maltodextrin	no	yes
methylpropanediol	no	yes
octyldodecanol	yes	no
opuntia ficus-indica stem extract	yes	no
polyhydroxystearic acid Fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
potassium sorbate	no	yes
punica granatum seed cell culture lysate	no	yes
saccharomyces ferment Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
sphingomonas ferment extract	no	yes
triethoxycaprylylsilane	no	yes
trisiloxane	no	yes
ulmus davidiana root extract	no	yes
viola mandshurica flower extract	no	yes
vitamin e	yes	no

Rows come from parsed labels and live offers. Where a label isn’t fully captured, we say so instead of guessing.

The bottom line

Choose Desert Free if you want a comparable formula for $30.10 less.

Choose Ahc if you want Titanium Dioxide in the formula.

Both lines come from the parsed labels and the prices on this page — neither product is the reference, and neither is called the better one.

This is not medical advice.

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